Ants in the Kitty litter

[unknown]

Hi People!
I'm just wondering if I should worry that there are ants in my cat's litter.
They are only going after his urine. I know that if a person has diabetes,
ants will be attracted to their toilets, so I was wondering if the same was
for cats.
He always looses weight over summer, but this time he's a bit bonier than
usual.
Thanks,
Jade.

[Shawn Hirn]

Post by unknown
Hi People!
I'm just wondering if I should worry that there are ants in my cat's litter.
They are only going after his urine. I know that if a person has diabetes,
ants will be attracted to their toilets, so I was wondering if the same was
for cats.
He always looses weight over summer, but this time he's a bit bonier than
usual.

I don't know, but when's the last time you took your cat to a vet for a
check up?

[unknown]

Annually. We are currently having an ant invasion... they're everywhere!
We've also changed his food type.
Not sure if these factor in.
:0)
Jade.

Post by Shawn Hirn

Post by unknown
Hi People!
I'm just wondering if I should worry that there are ants in my cat's litter.
They are only going after his urine. I know that if a person has diabetes,
ants will be attracted to their toilets, so I was wondering if the same was
for cats.
He always looses weight over summer, but this time he's a bit bonier than
usual.

I don't know, but when's the last time you took your cat to a vet for a
check up?

[Matilda]

Sounds to me as though your ant problem is larger than your cat.

Post by unknown
Annually. We are currently having an ant invasion... they're everywhere!
We've also changed his food type.
Not sure if these factor in.
:0)
Jade.

Post by Shawn Hirn

Post by unknown
Hi People!
I'm just wondering if I should worry that there are ants in my cat's litter.
They are only going after his urine. I know that if a person has diabetes,
ants will be attracted to their toilets, so I was wondering if the same was
for cats.
He always looses weight over summer, but this time he's a bit bonier than
usual.

I don't know, but when's the last time you took your cat to a vet for a
check up?

[unknown]

You're tellin' me!
:0)
Jade.

Post by Matilda
Sounds to me as though your ant problem is larger than your cat.

Post by unknown
Annually. We are currently having an ant invasion... they're everywhere!
We've also changed his food type.
Not sure if these factor in.
:0)
Jade.

Post by Shawn Hirn

Post by unknown
Hi People!
I'm just wondering if I should worry that there are ants in my cat's litter.
They are only going after his urine. I know that if a person has diabetes,
ants will be attracted to their toilets, so I was wondering if the same was
for cats.
He always looses weight over summer, but this time he's a bit bonier than
usual.

I don't know, but when's the last time you took your cat to a vet for a
check up?

[Pookie]

Post by unknown
You're tellin' me!
:0)
Jade.
<snip>

I've started having a problem with ants, but not in my cats litter, they're
going after food. Instead of being able to leave her food until she finishes
eating, I've had to start picking it up when she walks away, then when she
goes looking for it I put it back down. (What a pain!) Anyone have any
suggestions on how to keep them away from her food?

Thanks,

Pookie

------
Somewhere in Texas there a village that's missing its idiot.

From a bumper sticker

[Shawn Hirn]

Post by Pookie

Post by unknown
You're tellin' me!
:0)
Jade.
<snip>

I've started having a problem with ants, but not in my cats litter, they're
going after food. Instead of being able to leave her food until she finishes
eating, I've had to start picking it up when she walks away, then when she
goes looking for it I put it back down. (What a pain!) Anyone have any
suggestions on how to keep them away from her food?

I just bought some of those anti traps from Home Depot. They do not harm
the cat and they work great at dealing with the aunts.

[John]

Post by Shawn Hirn

Post by Pookie

Post by unknown
You're tellin' me!
:0)
Jade.
<snip>

I've started having a problem with ants, but not in my cats litter, they're
going after food. Instead of being able to leave her food until she finishes
eating, I've had to start picking it up when she walks away, then when she
goes looking for it I put it back down. (What a pain!) Anyone have any
suggestions on how to keep them away from her food?

I just bought some of those anti traps from Home Depot. They do not harm
the cat and they work great at dealing with the aunts.

Why? Your aunt giving you a problem :-) Until you kill the queen the
problem will remain pretty much forever.

John

[John]

Post by Pookie

Post by unknown
You're tellin' me!
:0)
Jade.
<snip>

I've started having a problem with ants, but not in my cats litter, they're
going after food. Instead of being able to leave her food until she finishes
eating, I've had to start picking it up when she walks away, then when she
goes looking for it I put it back down. (What a pain!) Anyone have any
suggestions on how to keep them away from her food?

Fipronil. The active ingredient in Frontline. Just plain old
Frontline. Next time you use it for fleas, use the couple of drops
that remain in the applicator and mix it in with a little something
sweet. I get the best results with jelly.

Fipronil is a very slow poison. The workers will feed it to the queen
and when the queen dies, the colony is gone. Last year I wiped out a
huge colony under my house that had been bugging me for years. I
finally got off my butt and put the little pan under the floor where
they were coming out of the ground. Gone in about 6 weeks.

About 5 years ago we were having a yellow jacket plague in this little
mountain village where I live. The German yellow jackets are
especially bad - much more aggressive than the American ones. The
American ones go for sweets; the Germans for meat.

I made two dishes, one with honey and one with a little kitty canned
food. I put a half a tube of Advantage in each. I set up a digital
camera with an intervalometer set to shoot the dishes every 5 seconds.

Both were swarmed most of the day. I totally wiped out both kinds.
It's been 5 years and I just saw a few last summer. Time for the
treatment again.

John

[John]

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:40:07 +1000, "Jewelbar"

Post by unknown
Hi People!
I'm just wondering if I should worry that there are ants in my cat's litter.
They are only going after his urine. I know that if a person has diabetes,
ants will be attracted to their toilets, so I was wondering if the same was
for cats.
He always looses weight over summer, but this time he's a bit bonier than
usual.

He's diabetic. The ants are after the sugar in his urine. Diabetes
is quite common in cats. A human glucose meter works just fine for
kitties. Use the lancet to hit one of the veins in his ear. He'll
hardly feel it. Walmart has about the cheapest meter and test kit.

Or take him to the vet and get him checked. If his urine is that
sweet, he's probably severely diabetic. That much sugar in the blood
damages eyes and causes blindness and is probably what is responsible
for him losing weight

John